Luke Littler made it evident that he was yet to begin experienceing the effects of burnout after cruising thcimpolite the first round at the Australian Darts Masters. The 17-year-greater was srecommend too strong for local favourite Rob Modra, breezing to a 6-2 triumph without repartner getting out of second gear.
Modra could only defend up with Littler in the uncovering swaps, with the score deadlocked at 2-2 after four legs. It was not lengthy before Littler’s quality began to shine thcimpolite, shattering his opponent twice as he rattled off the next four legs to safe a dominant triumph.
Over the last scant months, worrys have been liftd that Littler could be at danger of burnout. He is still getting included to the fervent touring schedule and lengthy hours of travelling around the world, but the Premier League champion materializes to be coping fair fine.
Quizzed on how he was discovering leangs after his triumph over Modra, Littler shelp: “I’m repartner enhappinessing joining in the World Series, visiting novel places and joining in front of novel crowds.
“I’m fair phired to drag myself over the line tonight and hopefilledy I can better tomorrow. Rob ignoreed some beginant darts at double and it could have gone either way, but thankfilledy I took my chances.”
Littler’s deal withr, Martin Foulds, previously insisted that he was taking outstanding attfinish of the teenager in a bid to elude wearing him out in spite of his relentless schedule and various media promisements.
Speaking after Littler’s incredible run to the World Darts Championship final, Foulds shelp: “He’s pretty much in every TV event for the rest of the year without throtriumphg another dart. There’s no off-season in darts. You’ve got to travel to these events.
“You don’t fair time-warp and you’re in Belquick, Graz, Munich, Rotterdam. It’s uncarry onable for any joiner to travel and join all of those events. When you’re joining in the Premier League especipartner, travelling can apexhibit its toll on anybody.
“He’s still a teenager, still 17. If he wasn’t joining darts he’d be doing an apprenticeship or still be in school, so there are duties of attfinish we have to chase to see after Luke as best as we can.
“The other day he had to come in, do some papertoil, some shirt signings. He’s sat in my greeting room and he’s got two phones on with two separateent streams of the Players Championship. He’s not at the darts but he’s still watching it. He fair adores the game.”
